(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
snake; serpent; large snake
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
very much; exceedingly; extremely
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
please; somehow or other; one way or another
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
having said that; on the other hand
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to have a talk; to tell a story
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
light; faint; pale; fleeting
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
well-bred; of good upbringing
at that time; in those days
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder